I said the same about my '95 Sig. hated like heck to sell that gem but two girls, wife, dog, boom and extended pylon, wakeboard and ski just not enough room. (It did have some seriously nice built in coolers though )

  Took quite awhile to find one worth the money being asked, that seemed to be the real challenge. I think we here at CCF have a different view on how a boat should be cared for and maintained.   

I put the grand-kiddos up front in the "playpen".  My daughter (19) always sits up there with a friend or 2.  We have taken 6 people skiing.  A bit crowded, but it works.  Another option is to have a jump-seat built to go directly behind the driver seat.

 Even with my kids 10 and 14 and one of their friends, very, very rarely do we have the center cushion in the walk thru bow. Maybe if we're just floating and sunning they will put it in.

 JMHO 

My friend has a 2001. I still have a Century Resorter 18 ft.. We both have 4 people in our families. Both boats were crowded. He grew up in Southern California and his family worked at a camp and he taught water skiing. He told me Super Sport would be the boat to have for the way we go to the lake with other families, many kids and on moderate size lakes. My wife was ready to up grade out boat so when I found a 99 AIR Air Natique with 124 hours on it, no rack, no ballast, no cruse control/perfect what ever, factory jump seat, removable deck, tandem axle trail with folding tongue, white with black and red trim and gray carpet, this boat was ordered as a family ski boat. It was exactly what we were looking for.

We bought it. We traveled 11 hours one way to get it. I was told you have to be willing to travel to were people have a lot of money to have made the original purchase. Then those people are to busy to use the boat often so the boats sit in their garages most of the time.

We made the purchase in the fall of 2016 and it made the calendar cover for 2017. We frequently have eight people on board four of the girls are fairly small and yes it is crowded. As the kids are growing up I am trying to limit the number of people on board. I can't think of a better boat for family and friends ski days. Although I do not like the look of towers on boats, a tower would give you an easy access storage area for skis. Yes finding them in pristine condition is hard. I have seen similar boats with a 1000 more hours than I currently have on mine and new upholstery from C&S Marine asking $7-9000 more than I paid. Southern California is the meca of needing the newest model to keep up with the Jones I know of so old Super Sports are sooo out of date. A good place to look.

We love the little open-bow for family stuff.  I can't keep my little grand-daughters out of the open bow.  The open-bow provides additional room and storage when things get a bit too crowded.  It also helps the ski wake when there are more than 3 people in the boat.

You damn kids get off my lawn...and out of my playpen!

JQ

When you need a combination of speed, plenty of room, a playpen and maybe even a changing room and a crapper..............well, you need a tritoon with a big outboard or 2 0r 3 

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That's cuz you're a kid and Ultrarunner can get AARP discounts  

  I knew there was a reason I held on to the '85,

  Me to wife - It's OK honey, there's plenty of room you can sit on the floor with the dog 

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Maybe at some time in the roughly 184,000 hours it's been in existence, one of the previous owners didn't exactly take very good care of it  

I'll give my usual comment on Sport's, sounds like you're already there though.  While '93-'97 Sports are one of my favorite hulls looks-wise, I wouldn't give up the trunk in my '98 for anything.  I carry too much, some of that is just me wanting peace of mind, but being able to stow pfd's and ski vests and anchor and toolbox and fenders with room to spare, all out of sight, is one of the things that makes these DD Sport/Air's so practical.

We get by fine without a tower and I prefer the look, but I certainly understand the utility of a tower and if there ever is a next boat I'm guessing it will have one.

So I vote '98-up DD Sport/Air or, depending on budget, 206.  Playpen has worked fine for us, just a week ago I was lounging up there lying with my shoulders against the bow cushion while someone skied since we had a full boat.  I wouldn't turn down a '98 if it was the right deal.

Mark, have you been in a Sport or skied behind one?  I know it's a bit of a drive but any afternoon/evening you want to give one a try we could go for a ski and grab a beer after.

My first Nautique was a '99 Sport, actually purchased from original owner, from this site. Michigan boat with almost no hours. I bought it in Spring of 2010, sold fall of 2013 when I got relo'd to SW FL, and my home was on salt water. I miss it  

So, anyway, I'm up to speed on the Sports. I'll find one. Ideally would sell first, so as to keep the boss happy ;-) 

MJS

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Boat is located in Wetumpka, AL

Phone # 334.657.0705

No, the red one in ATL.